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The emotional work of caring, with a focus on gynaecological nursing
Author(s) -
MCQUEEN ANNE
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1997.tb00309.x
Subject(s) - empathy , nursing , emotion work , work (physics) , perception , focus group , focus (optics) , psychology , emotional labor , medicine , social psychology , sociology , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , neuroscience , anthropology , engineering
Summary• In this paper the author briefly reviews the concept of caring • Emphasis is given to the emotional component and its management in caring relationships. This is illustrated with reference to a study of gynaecological nursing. • Analysis of nurses' perceptions and experiences revealed situations particularly relevant to empathy and emotional work in caring for gynaecological patients.